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WEEKEND GETAWAY IDEAS - Moss Landing - CA

2012-07-22T02:04:00.000-07:00

WEEKEND GETAWAY IDEAS - from Bay Area

Moss Landing, CA

Moss Landing locates in Monterey County, California, 50 miles of San Jose, 20 miles south of Santa Cruz. It is a great place for a day trip for Bay Area family.

Moss Landing is the pathway to state and federal protected lands, including Moss Landing State Beach, Moss Landing Wildlife Area, and Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve.

Driving Direction From San Jose

Driving Direction from San Jose to Moss Landing

Santa Cruz to Moss Landing Map

First Stop: Moss Landing State Beach

Moss Landing State Beach Map

From highway 1, when you see the sign "Moss Landing State Beach", exit out on your right side. Following the sign to the parking area. Walking along the Jetty road, you should see a group of sea utters floating in the water, sea lions resting on the shore, and people kayaking.

This Sea Utter is a very active one

This one is comfortably floating on the water.

You can spot some other wild animals here.

We found some live Jelly fishes floating with seaweed.

Second Stop: North Harbor of Moss Landing

Driving back to Highway 1, exit on your right. The north harbor is the home of Elkhorn Yacht Club, Monterey Bay Kayaks, and Sea Harvest Fish Market & Restaurants.

You can launch your own kayak here or rent it at Monterey Bay Kayaks.

Kayaking at Moss Landing Harbor

Walk or park your car near the Sea Harvest Fish Market & Restaurants. Mass of sea lions almost on your feet.

Sea Lion fighting for his space at Moss Landing Harbor

Third Stop: Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve

Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve The 1700-acre Reserve is a hub of activity and hosts programs that promote education, research, and conservation in Elkhorn Slough. There are five miles of trails that meander through beautiful oak woodlands, calm tidal creeks, and freshwater marshes. The visitor center offers tours on the weekends and special events throughout the year.

Address and Map to The Visitor Center

1700 Elkhorn Road
Watsonville, CA 95076
Telephone: (831) 728-2822

A couple walking on South Loop Trial

You can also Kayak from Harbor to Here

Lunch Stop: Phil's Fish Market & Eatery

Phil's Fish Market & Eatery
7600 Sandholdt Road, Moss Landing, CA 95039

Thanks for visiting my blog, enjoy your day trip at Moss Landing.

Weekend Getaway Ideas - Getty Center - LA

2012-07-10T23:37:00.001-07:00

Weekend Getaway Ideas 周末好去处 - Getty Center - LA

Address
1200 Getty Center Drive
Los Angeles, California 90049
Admission Is Free
Admission to the Getty Center and to all exhibitions is FREE; Parking is $15

Opening Hours

Monday
CLOSED
Tuesday
10:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m.
Wednesday
10:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m.
Thursday
10:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m.
Friday
10:00 a.m.–9:00 p.m.
Saturday
10:00 a.m.–9:00 p.m.
Sunday
10:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m.

Closed Mondays and on January 1, July 4 (Independence Day), Thanksgiving, and December 25 (Christmas Day).

Getty Center - LA

Weekend Getaway Ideas - Huntington Library, Art, Gardens

2012-07-10T21:49:00.000-07:00

Weekend Getaway Ideas 周末好去处

Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens

Address: 1151 Oxford Road, San Marino, CA 91108
Parking: free
Hours:
Monday 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Tuesday Closed
Wednesday 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Thursday 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Friday 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Saturday 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Sunday 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

The Huntington is closed on Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year’s Day, and Independence Day.

Local Map - http://www.huntington.org/uploadedFiles/Files/PDFs/direcs_local.pdf

Map of Ground - http://www.huntington.org/uploadedFiles/Content/Visit/groundsmap.pdf

The Huntington Botanical Gardens

Covers 207 acres, of which approximately 120 are landscaped and open to visitors. More than 14,000 different varieties of plants are showcased in more than a dozen principal garden areas. Forty gardeners, a curatorial staff of seven, and more than 100 volunteers maintain the botanical collections.

Desert Garden
Chinese Garden
Japanese Garden
Jungle Garden
Lily Ponds
Rose Garden
Australian Garden
Camellia Garden
Children’s Garden
Herb Garden
Palm Garden
Shakespeare Garden
Subtropical Garden

Japanese Garden

Completed in 1912, the nine-acre site, with its picture-postcard views of koi-filled ponds, distinctive moon bridge, and historic Japanese House, has attracted more than 20 million visitors since the institution opened to the public in 1928.

Desert Garden

One of the largest and oldest assemblages of cacti and other succulents in the world. The desert garden features more than 5,000 species of succulents and desert plants in sixty landscaped beds.
Nearly 100 years old, it has grown from a small area on the Raymond fault scarp when in 1907-1908 William Hertrich brought in plants from local nurseries, private residences, public parks, and from collection trips to the Southwest and Mexican deserts. Today the two dozen families of succulents and other arid adapted plants have developed into a 10-acre garden display, the Huntington’s most important conservation collection, a most important mission and challenge.

Lily Ponds

The first garden established in 1904 by William Hertrich had natural springs that emerged from rocks on the Raymond Hill Fault. The solution to an unsightly gully in the southeast corner of the gardens, the four acres that make up the lily ponds were a perfect place to build two large and three small ponds. The pond water, which is circulated and recycled, is home to turtles, bullfrogs, Japanese koi, aquatic plants, and an occasional mallard family.

Chinese Garden

Inspired by the centuries-old Chinese tradition of private gardens designed for scholarly pursuits, Liu Fang Yuan, or the Garden of Flowing Fragrance, combines the scenic beauty of nature with the expressiveness of literature to give deeper meaning to the landscape. A walk through its paths enriches the mind and spirit alike. The Huntington—with its renowned collections of art, rare books, manuscripts, and plants—was founded on this same philosophy by Henry E. Huntington in 1919.

Rose Garden

The three and a half acre rose garden was designed by Myron Hunt and first planted by William Hertrich as a display garden in 1908. In the 1970s, the garden was reorganized as a “collection garden” with more than 1,200 cultivars (approx 4,000 individual plants) arranged historically to trace the development of roses from ancient to modern times beginning with the Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans.

Yosemite National Park - Nearby Sites - Deviles Postpile

2012-06-30T18:31:00.000-07:00


Deviles Postpile National Monument

50 miles from Yosemite's Tioga Pass Entrance, Devils Postpile National Monument established in 1911 by presidential proclamation, Devils Postpile National Monument protects and preserves the Devils Postpile formation, the 101-foot high Rainbow Falls, and pristine mountain scenery. The formation is a rare sight in the geologic world and ranks as one of the world's finest examples of columnar basalt. Its columns tower 60 feet high and display an unusual symmetry.

To visit, park your car at the Mammoth Mountain Ski Area and use the mandatory shuttle. The shuttle bus operates from mid-June through the Wednesday after Labor Day.

http://www.nps.gov/depo/planyourvisit/loader.cfm?csModule=security/getfile&PageID=142763

Deviles Postpile

Deviles Postpile - Reds Creek

Deviles Postpile - Sot Cher Lake

Deviles Postpile - Soda Spring Meadow

Yosemite National Park - Nearby Sites - Mono Lake

2012-06-30T17:33:00.000-07:00

Mono Lake

Mono Lake Area Map

Just 13 miles away from Tioga Pass entrance of Yosemite, Mono Lake is one of the oldest lakes in the western hemisphere. Mono Lake is hauntingly beautiful, reflecting the snow-capped Sierra Nevada in its shimmering blue waters. An immense inland sea, the 70 square-mile lake fills a natural basin, 700 square-miles in size. Together with nearby volcanoes, ghost towns and trout-filled streams, this area is a natural wonderland for the entire family. Click here for more details.

Mono Lake Tufa

http://www.flickr.com/photos/hdvesely/7169485835/sizes/z/in/pool-22002219@N00/

Yosemite National Park Maps

2012-06-30T17:06:00.001-07:00

Yosemite National Park Maps

There are four entrances into Yosemite park,

highway 120 east through Manteca to Big Oak Flat entrance
highway 140 east through Merced to Arch Rock entrance
highway 41 north through Fresno to South entrance
highway 120 west through Mono Lake to Tioga Pass entrance

Three most visited areas,


Yosemite Valley and Glacier Point Area Map

Tuolumne Meadows Visitor Center Area Map

Wawona Information Station Area Map

Olympic National Park Pictures

2012-06-29T23:52:00.001-07:00

Olympic National Park Pictures

Hurricane Ridge Deer

Crescent Lake

Hurricane Ridge Flower

Crescent Lake

Lower Lena Lake

Oysters at Hood Canal

Sea Star at Hood Canal

Olympic National Park Maps

2012-06-29T22:57:00.001-07:00

Olympic National Park Maps

You can find Olympic National Park map from nps.gov website. But it is quite big, you can be overwhelmed by it. Again, I divided the map into three regions: the pacific coastline, the mountains, and the rain forest.

Pacific Coastline

Ozette Lake Area Map

Cape Flattery Area Map


Mora Area Map Mountain Region

Hurricane Ridge Area Map

Rain Forest Maps

Hoh Rain Forest Area Map

Quinault Rain Forest Area Map

Olympic National Park

2012-06-29T00:14:00.002-07:00

Olympic National Park Map

Olympic National Park

It is located in the U.S. state of Washington, in the Olympic Peninsula. The park can be divided into three basic regions: the pacific coastline, glaciated mountains, and the rain forest. Area: 1,442 sq miles (3,733 km²) Address: 3002 Mount Angeles Road, Port Angeles, Washington 98362 Phone: (360) 565-3130

Pacific Coastline

The coastal portion of the park is a rugged, sandy beach along with a strip of adjacent forest. It is 73 miles (117 km) long but just a few miles wide. The most popular piece of the coastal strip is the 9-mile (14 km) Ozette Loop.

Cape Flattery

La Push

Shi Shi Beach

La Push

Rain Forest

The western side of the park is mantled by a temperate rain forest, which receives annual precipitation of about 150 inches (380 cm), making this perhaps the wettest area in the continental United States (the island of Kauai in the state of Hawaii gets more rain).

Rain Forest - Hall of Moss Trial

Glaciated Mountains

Within the center of Olympic National Park rise the Olympic Mountains whose sides and ridgelines are topped with massive, ancient glaciers. The mountains themselves are products of accretionary wedge uplifting related to the Juan De Fuca Plate subduction zone. The geologic composition is a curious mélange of basaltic and oceanic sedimentary rock. The western half of the range is dominated by the peak of Mount Olympus, which rises to 7,965 feet (2,428 m).

Hurricane Ridge

國家公園的定義

2012-06-10T23:23:00.000-07:00

國家公園的定義是什麼？

國家公園是一種保留區，通常由政府所擁有，目的是保護某地不受人類發展和污染的傷害。

世界上最早的“国家公园”为1872年美国建立“黄石国家公园”，之后“国家公园”一词为世界很多国家使用；

黄石公园

美國一共有58座國家公園，由美國內政部下轄的美國國家公園管理局負責管理。

東北格陵蘭國家公園

世界上最大的國家公園是東北格陵蘭國家公園 Northeast Greenland National Park，它成立於1974年。

據世界自然保護聯盟 IUCN（國際自然及自然資源保護聯盟 the International Union for Conservation of Nature），2006年，全世界的國家公園有6,555个。

Yosemite （优山美地）National Park

世界上最美麗的國家公園有，

Yosemite National Park, United States
Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park, Japan
Grand Canyon National Park, United States
Guilin and Lijiang River National Park, China
Banff National Park, Canada
Parque National Torres del Paine, Chile
Fiordland National Park, New Zealand
Kakadu National Park, Australia
...

What is the Definition of National Park?

2012-06-10T23:11:00.001-07:00

What is the Definition of National Park?

A National Park is a reserve of natural, semi-natural, or developed land that a sovereign state declares or owns.

Which One is the First National Park in US?

The world's first "national park" is America's Yellowstone National Park which established in 1872, since then, the term "National Park" has been used by many countries in the world.

How Many National Parks in US?

The United States has 58 protected areas known as national parks, which are operated by the National Park Service, an agency of the Department of the Interior.

Which One is the Largest National Park in the World?

The largest national park in the world is the Northeast Greenland National Park, which was established in 1974.

According to the IUCN (the International Union for Conservation of Nature), there were 6,555 national parks worldwide in 2006.

The World Most Beautiful National Parks

Yosemite National Park, United States
Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park, Japan
Grand Canyon National Park, United States
Guilin and Lijiang River National Park, China
Banff National Park, Canada
Parque National Torres del Paine, Chile
Fiordland National Park, New Zealand
Kakadu National Park, Australia
...

Yosemite Park - Half Dome Permit - 爬山許可證

2012-06-08T01:11:00.004-07:00

Yosemite Half Dome Permit 爬山許可證

爬Half Dome的顶部必須事先申请許可證。這是一項臨時措施，以解決 Half Dome 頂徑沿線擁擠和安全。

每一天將允許最多400 旅行者（300天徒步旅行者和100背包旅行者）上 Half Dome 超越 subdome 的路径。

今年，許可證將通過抽籤中彩票的形式，每天发放 50张許可證，如果想得到週六爬山許可證，您可在週四午夜至下午1時太平洋時間申请，週四晚上会收到一封電子郵件通知。結果也可在第二天早上網上或通過電話得知。

申請許可證，要上 Recreation.gov 网站或致電877/444-6777（呼叫中心的開放時間為上午7至晚上9時（太平洋時間）。

收費分两次进行。
第一次收費，這是在你提交申請的時間，在線 $ 4.50 通過電話 $ 6.50。
第二次收費，只有當你收到許可證，每人5元。

Half Dome Cable

前10名访问次数最多的美国国家公园

2012-05-29T23:29:00.002-07:00

前10名访问次数最多的美国国家公园

Top 10 Most Visited National Parks in US

2012-05-29T23:25:00.000-07:00

Top 10 Most Visited National Parks in US

优胜美地 - 第三国家公园

2012-05-22T00:35:00.003-07:00

优胜美地国家公园

面积：1,190平方英里（3,081平方公里）
地址：Yosemite National Park, Northside Dr, Yosemite National Park, CA 95389
电话：（209）372-0200

从湾区驾驶指南

距离：195英里/ 314公里
时间:4-5小时，
以我的580东到东部的I-205公路120东（曼特卡）或公路140东到优胜美地公园（默塞德）。

公园地图

住宿

要找公园内的住宿，可查看 - http://www.yosemitepark.com/lodging.aspx

小趣闻：

史蒂夫·乔布斯和劳伦斯鲍威尔于1991年3月18日在优胜美地公园的 Ahwahnee 酒店结婚。

引自 history.com 优胜美地历史

1890年10月1日 - 优胜美地成为第三个国家公园。

印地安人是在位于加利福尼亚州优胜美地山谷的主要居民，直到1849年的淘金热带来了成千上万的非印地安人矿工和定居者。

游游业使优胜美地山谷的生态系统受到很大的破坏。在1864年，以抵御进一步的商业开发，亚伯拉罕·林肯总统宣布优胜美地山谷为加州公众信托。这标志着第一次美国政府保护土地，供市民享受，它为国家公园系统的建立奠定了基础。

1889年，约翰·缪尔（美国自然保护先驱）发现，由于缺乏政府的保护，本地的牧羊业严重损坏了优胜美地山谷，以及周围的茫茫草地。缪尔和罗伯特·安德伍德约翰逊（资深环保和有影响力的杂志编辑），游说美国国会将优胜美地山谷周围的广大自然地区成为国家公园。次年10月1日，美国国会保留优胜美地山谷周围超过1500平方公里的土地（约罗德岛大小）为美国的第三个国家公园。1906年，州立优胜美地山谷成为联邦政府管辖。

Curry Village

在夏季或假日很难预订到公园内的旅馆房间，但在冬季情况好的多。2010年冬季，在访问优胜美地公园的前2天，我们订到Curry Village的帐篷，当然帐篷内有加热器。优胜美地公园的冬天很美丽和温暖，所有的道路都开放。我们玩得很开心。

放几张冬天的优胜美地公园照片

Yosemite National Park - the 3rd

2012-05-20T08:45:00.001-07:00

Yosemite National Park

Area: 1,190 sq miles (3,081 km²)
Address: Yosemite National Park, Northside Dr, Yosemite National Park, CA 95389
Phone: (209) 372-0200

Driving Direction from Bay Area

Distance: 195 mi / 314 km
Time:4-5 hours
Take I-580 east to I-205 east to Highway 120 east (Manteca) or Highway 140 east (Merced) into Yosemite National Park.

Park Maps

Lodge

Check out the accommodations inside park - http://www.yosemitepark.com/lodging.aspx

Steve Jobs and Laurene Powell were married on March 18, 1991 in a brief ceremony at the Ahwahnee Hotel in Yosemite National Park.

History From history.com Site

Oct 1, 1890 - Yosemite National Park established

Native Americans were the main residents of the Yosemite Valley, located in California's Sierra Nevada mountain range, until the 1849 gold rush brought thousands of non-Indian miners and settlers to the region. Tourists and damage to Yosemite Valley's ecosystem followed. In 1864, to ward off further commercial exploitation, conservationists convinced President Abraham Lincoln to declare Yosemite Valley and the Mariposa Grove of giant sequoias a public trust of California. This marked the first time the U.S. government protected land for public enjoyment and it laid the foundation for the establishment of the national and state park systems. Yellowstone became America's first national park in 1872.

In 1889, John Muir discovered that the vast meadows surrounding Yosemite Valley, which lacked government protection, were being overrun and destroyed by domestic sheep grazing. Muir and Robert Underwood Johnson, a fellow environmentalist and influential magazine editor, lobbied for national park status for the large wilderness area around Yosemite Valley. On October 1 of the following year, Congress set aside over 1,500 square miles of land (about the size of Rhode Island) for what would become Yosemite National Park, America’s third national park. In 1906, the state-controlled Yosemite Valley and Mariposa Grove came under federal jurisdiction with the rest of the park.

The Place We Stayed During the Visit - Curry Village

It is hard to book any room in summer or holiday, but not bad in Winter. Winter 2010 in Yosemite was beautiful and warm, all the roads were open. We booked a heated tent in curry village 2 days before the visit.

The places We Visited During the Visit

Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park - Sequoia Trees

2011-07-26T23:21:00.000-07:00

What kind of tree can live for over 3000 years, weight over million pounds? What is the difference between Redwood and Sequoia trees?

Sequoia is famous for big things--some of the largest trees in the world including the General Sherman tree and some of the highest mountains in the U.S., including Mt. Whitney, at 14,495 feet the highest mountain in the contiguous 48 states. The park also contains over 100 marble solution caves (such as Crystal Cave) and more than 2600 lakes and ponds.

I was shocked by these giant sequoia trees, while visiting Sequoia national park. They are so tall to fit a whole tree in a picture although i have a wide lens. They are so old to calculate how many generations for human being to reach 1000 years.

If they are not protected by the national park, these thousand year old are already gone for now. What kind of mistake that will be?

Thanks John Muir, now I know there is such old giant tree live in the real world, not in the movie.

Some facts about Sequoia and Redwood trees

Sequoia Facts: Height: to 311 feet, Age: to 3,200 years, Weight: to 2.7 million lbs, Bark: to 31 inches thick, Branches: to 8 feet diameter, Base: to 40 feet diameter.

Redwood Facts: Height: to 367.8 feet, Age: to 2,000 years, Weight: to 21.6 million lbs, Bark: to 12 inches thick, Branches: to 5 feet diameter, Base: to 22 feet diameter.

Park History

( the following is quoted from http://www.shannontech.com/ParkVision/Sequoia/Sequoia.html )

The first white man to visit the giant trees may have been Hale Tharp in 1858 who eventually settled in the area and grazed cattle in meadows. Others followed, and extensive damage to the area was done by settlers who grazed sheep (called "hoofed locusts" by John Muir), miners, and lumbermen who cut down many of the largest sequoias. A number of people began to make an effort to preserve the great trees in the area, the most prominent of which were famous naturalist John Muir, who visited the area and championed the idea of great southern Sierra national park, and George W. Stewart, editor and publisher of the Visalia Delta newspaper. Muir, Stewart, and some members of the California Academy of Sciences put together a bill to save the area as a park in 1881, but the bill died in the Senate in 1882.

However, the preservation effort was ultimately successful and Sequoia became the nation's second national park when it was established on September 26, 1890, as a result of the same piece of legislation which created Yosemite and General Grant (now Kings Canyon) National Parks. It tripled in size one week after its founding, when the Giant Forest area was actually added to the park. In 1926 the park was again expanded toward the east to include the crest of the Sierra mountains, including Mount Whitney. The last section added was the Mineral King area in the southern portion of the park in 1978, culminating an effort to save the area from development as a ski resort.

Sequoia and Kings Canyon - Cedar Grove

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The campground runs as first come, first serve service. We had no problem to find a camp site, after inserting $36 ($18 per night) into the box near the site entrance, the site is ours. Piece of cake. But there is no hot water or shower at camp site. Fortunately the grant grove village is near by, there is a good restaurant, market, even post office. After a cup of coffee from the market, we set out for Cedar Grove via Kings Canyon Scenic Byway.

Zumwalt Meadow

Lush in early spring, Zumwalt Meadow provides idyllic contrast to the powerful rock formations deep in the heart of Kings Canyon. A scenic 1.5 mile self-guided trail circles the area and offers magnificent views of high granite walls, verdant meadows, and the meandering Kings River.

A group of people taking a break at the meadow overlook deck.

Grizzly Falls

Grizzly Falls dramatically drops some 75ft in a misty display during the spring. When the falls' flow diminishes (often to a single narrow column) in late summer,

Because this is essentially a roadside waterfall (see directions below) it's not surprising that it's not often you can enjoy the falls to yourself for any appreciable length of time.

A round hole on top of a sequoia tree

Converse Basin Grove

Driving into Converse Basin Grove is not a fun, the road is unpaved, very dusty, and the road is very narrow. After driving into the grove for over 10 minutes, we gave up.

Sequoia and Kings Canyon - Hume Lake

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After setting up the tent at camp ground Sunset which is very close to Grant Grove Village, we went out for a quick view of Kings Canyon.

First stop, Panoramic Point, which is a 7,520 foot overlook located northeast of Grant Grove. Accessible via a short drive (road open in summer only). The first impression after arriving is view of this big rock.

Second stop: General Grant Tree

The General Grant tree at Kings Canyon is the third largest sequoia tree in the world and is estimated to be more than 3,000 years old. Located in Grant Grove, the General Grant tree was nicknamed the Nation's Christmas Tree by President Calvin Coolidge, and remains one of the most popular attractions in Kings Canyon National Park. Annual Christmas services are held at the base of General Grant, which provide visitors and park staff with fantastic photo opportunities and the chance to enjoy the majestic tree dressed up for the season.

Third stop: Hume Lake

Hume Lake is an artificial lake, it is on Tenmile Creek, which flows into the Kings River. The surface elevation of the lake is 1,585 m (5,200 ft). The 87-acre (350,000 m²) lake lies behind the world's first concrete reinforced multiple arch dam, designed by John S. Eastwood and constructed in 1908 by the Hume-Bennett Lumber Company. During lumber operations, the lake stored logs for an adjacent mill and supplied water for a flume used to transport the cut lumber to Sanger, California.

Hume Lake Christian Camps is the largest facility at the lake, which traces its origins to 1945, when the founders met in the nearby valley town of Dinuba to discuss plans for a Christian Bible camp. On January 9, 1946, 320 acres (130 ha) of lake shore property were purchased to create the camp, including the Hume Lake Hotel, store, service station, post office, 22 cottages, and 22 boats. Soon thereafter, in the summer of 1946, 670 campers and 15 volunteer staff attended conferences at Hume Lake. Since that first summer in 1946, more than 900,000 young people and adults have attended the camp for worship, religious studies, and recreation.

Sequoia and Kings Canyon - Driving from San Jose

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Driving Direction from San Jose
Distance: 217 mi/349 km
Time: 4 hours
Take CA-85 S and merge onto US-101 S. Take exit 356 onto CA-152 E. Take CA-99 S. Take exit 133B onto CA-180 E. Continue to the Big Stump entrance of Kings Canyon National Park.

$10 Individual Entry Pass - valid 1 through 7 Day(s)
Per person entrance fee for a visitor traveling on foot, bicycle, motorcycle, or for individuals traveling together in a vehicle as a non-commercial, organized group. Non-transferable. Valid for Sequoia, Kings Canyon, and the Hume Lake District of Sequoia National Forest/Giant Sequoia National Monument.

Thanks for your visit

Sequoia and Kings Canyon - the 2nd

2011-07-24T16:56:00.000-07:00

July 4th 2011, national holiday, both company shutdown for a week, it is great, let us go to a park.

"which one?" H asked,
"How about the one near Yosemite National Park called Kings Canyon National Park?"
"Hmm, what's in there?" Suspicious voice from him.
"I know, not many people have been there, at least almost none from my friend cycle. It is a national park, can't be bad, and since it is not many people favorite place, it will be less crowded, it is what I am looking for". I replied.
"Ok, then, where to stay for the nights?" He asked.
"How about camping in the park?" I replied.
"Oh, let's go then".

America's National Parks - 美国国家公园

WEEKEND GETAWAY IDEAS - Moss Landing - CA

WEEKEND GETAWAY IDEAS - from Bay Area

Moss Landing, CA

Driving Direction From San Jose

Santa Cruz to Moss Landing Map

First Stop: Moss Landing State Beach

Second Stop: North Harbor of Moss Landing

Third Stop: Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve

Lunch Stop: Phil's Fish Market & Eatery

Phil's Fish Market & Eatery7600 Sandholdt Road, Moss Landing, CA 95039

Weekend Getaway Ideas - Getty Center - LA

Weekend Getaway Ideas 周末好去处 - Getty Center - LA

Weekend Getaway Ideas - Huntington Library, Art, Gardens

Weekend Getaway Ideas 周末好去处

Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens

The Huntington Botanical Gardens

Japanese Garden

Desert Garden

Lily Ponds

Chinese Garden

Rose Garden

Yosemite National Park - Nearby Sites - Deviles Postpile

Deviles Postpile National Monument

Yosemite National Park - Nearby Sites - Mono Lake

Mono Lake

Mono Lake Area Map

Mono Lake Tufa

Yosemite National Park Maps

Yosemite National Park Maps

There are four entrances into Yosemite park,

Three most visited areas,

Yosemite Valley and Glacier Point Area Map

Tuolumne Meadows Visitor Center Area Map

Wawona Information Station Area Map

Olympic National Park Pictures

Olympic National Park Pictures

Hurricane Ridge Deer

Hurricane Ridge Deer

Hurricane Ridge Deer

Crescent Lake

Hurricane Ridge Flower

Crescent Lake

Lower Lena Lake

Oysters at Hood Canal

Sea Star at Hood Canal

Olympic National Park Maps

Olympic National Park Maps

Pacific Coastline

Ozette Lake Area Map

Cape Flattery Area Map

Mora Area Map

Mountain Region

Hurricane Ridge Area Map

Rain Forest Maps

Hoh Rain Forest Area Map

Quinault Rain Forest Area Map

Olympic National Park

Olympic National Park

Pacific Coastline

Rain Forest

Glaciated Mountains

國家公園的定義

國家公園的定義是什麼？

What is the Definition of National Park?

What is the Definition of National Park?

Which One is the First National Park in US?

How Many National Parks in US?

Which One is the Largest National Park in the World?

The World Most Beautiful National Parks

Yosemite Park - Half Dome Permit - 爬山許可證

前10名访问次数最多的美国国家公园

Top 10 Most Visited National Parks in US

优胜美地 - 第三国家公园

优胜美地国家公园

从湾区驾驶指南

公园地图

住宿

引自 history.com 优胜美地历史

Curry Village

Phil's Fish Market & Eatery
7600 Sandholdt Road, Moss Landing, CA 95039